What top games in your lifetime have you got addicted to?

I always do the "play one game for hours straight and then never play it again for months" thing, so I don't know if "lifetime" applies to these. But still:

Animal Crossing -
I've been playing Animal Crossing since I was maybe 9 (granted, I'm only 14 right now), and it has become one of my favorite games of all time. I owned the GC version, WW & CF. I would play Wild World every morning before school and every night after. I remember working for giveaways and becoming a deliverer, haha. There's just a ton of content in them, and by that I mean things to collect! I got New Leaf last year, and I'm still enjoying it. (I sold CF however, since it was my least favorite. I lost the other two unfortunately.)

The Sims -
My sister was a Sims fan, and she had The Sims: Bustin Out for the GameCube. I stole that when she was at school and played it whenever I could. There's just something about creating your own characters and living in this different world that's fun! Eventually, I stole that disc permanantely and she tried to find it but gave up after two days. Oops.
When the Sims 2 was released for free, I immediately downloaded it and played it for four hours straight, everyday for about two weeks. And then I dropped it because I was losing my mind, lmao. Everyone knows how addicting the Sims can be.

Pokemon -
Pokemon was what brought me and my best friends together. I was into the trading cards back in elementary, and I found my friends who were also into them and we became Poke buddies, haha. Pokemon Firered was the first game I ever played, and I still check back on it every now and then. We also had XD and Colosseum on our GC because my sister is a fan as well. I bought Pokemon Pearl for myself since I had my own DS. And then Platinum. And then HeartGold. And then White, Ranger, and Mystery Dungeon. I stopped there because my parents started getting angry at me for getting so many Pokemon games! It holds precious childhood memories for many, I'm sure. I should start getting back into it.

Team Fortress 2 -
It was the only free game on Steam that caught my attention. First actual multiplayer shooter game I've played. I spent my whole summer on it, racking up to around 130 hours. And I'm still not good at it!

WindSlayer -
Does anyone remember this? I met a bunch of people on there. It was really fun and there were so many people to talk to and mess around with. Too bad it got shut down. :(
 
I had an unhealthy addiction to the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer a couple years ago
 
Pokemon, Animal Crossing, Harvest Moon, and now, Splatoon. I would say Smash Bros. but I only played so much because I wanted to play with my siblings.
I am NUTS about Pokemon. I have been playing it ever since it came out in the states.
You gen 4-5ers merely adopted the Pokecraze. I was born in it. Molded by it.
 
I'm easily addicted to simulator games: stuff like theme park, anything the sims, and animal crossing. But I'm pretty sure I've played Pokemon to death and I'm afraid to actually add up the time I've spent on the Pokemon franchise. Theres also marvel vs capcom and street fighter that I normally get excited for.

Oh and I played wow for years until I couldn't keep up with the expansions. I never told my guild I left and I hope they are doing just fine lol.
 
When I was little, I was really addicted to Pokemon Gold Version. Then, during my teen years, I was really addicted to Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. I had a few MMO addictions as well such as Final Fantasy XIV, and Runescape. I've also been addicted to every animal crossing game because I really love to wifi on them.

Today, I'm VERY ADDICTED TO Sonic And All-Star Racing Transformed, Sonic Generations, Portal 2, Garry's mod, Animal Crossing: New leaf, and Smash 4.
 
Hmm a lot of games I play for a period of time then stop then pick up again but overall I'd say animal crossing, skyrim, assassin's creed and maybe sims or fantasy life.
 
Runescape
oh my gosh i still go on it like every few months or so now but man in 07 i was all about this game (even though i couldnt play it at home because we still had dial-up >_<)

Neopets
I DONT SPEAK OF MY TIMES ON NEOPETS ESPECIALLY FOR 08-09. I AM ALWAYS WORRING MY OLD SCREENIES WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT ME SINCE I NEVER DELETED THEM

Mweor
Its like Flight Rising, but with cats and less active mods. I have a really low number account but i stopped going on like a few months ago oops

Animal Crossing
duh

Tetris
i have a knockoff tetris on my computer and i love it

Pokemon
i love pokemon with my entire soul

Civilization IV
I REALLY LOVE THIS FOR SOME REASON????

The Sims 3
i am all about this game oh my god when i finally got the pc version i was hooked for months. and i still go back to it and play it a lot!
 
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I have a habit with obsessing when I really like something, which is often, BUT if we're talking like- crazy addicted or reoccurring addicted? Top offenders would be Animal Crossing, Pokemon, The Sims and Mortal Kombat. No matter how many titles are released or how much time passes, I always slip right back into binge playing them. I know, Mortal Kombat sticks out like a sore thumb on that list. For a straight month after the MKX release it was literally all I played, even my town got neglected but now I'm back on planet earth playing all of the above. Way too much.
 
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All things The Sims and Phoenix Wright and any life simulator basically.
 
I have over 3000 hours invested in the Fire Emblem series. What can I say? I got myself addicted :blush:
 
Paper Mario TTYD, why? I don't know, it's just a charming game with a wonderful story.
 
animal crossing
legend of zelda
mario galaxy
banjo kazooie
donkey kong
tomb raider
yoshi's island
kirby
metroid

anything I have played as a child, I'm still addicted to.
 
Animal Crossing WW: I remember meeting up with friends in my town and just having a good time, giving each other gifts.

Neopets: Started laying exactly 10 years ago, I'm more or less active until this day, even though I took a 2 year hiatus. Fondest memories are from some great guilds, the first one was a German RP guild where the guild leader was the queen of the kingdom/guild and the guild members were her court. Lots of drama with an animal RP guild ensued, no idea why. The second guild I still remember to this day was a HP guild, Prior.Incantato or something. I still miss that guild, even though it's been like 5 years since it shut down. Sigh.

The Sims: Oh man. Spent countless hours decorating my houses and letting my Sims Woo-Hoo.
 
Persona 3- I cried everytime the
main character died
Also Aigis

Persona 4- The characters were pretty cool, and the story was great imo

Persona Q- Playing it rn lmao
 
Persona 3 and Persona 4. Everytime I start, I can never stop. The calendar makes the games sooooo addicting. Everytime I decide on a stopping point, I end up following the calendar and suddenly a month passes in-game. I love this series so much and I can't wait for Persona 5 to take my social life away.
 
C section surgery simulator

Animal Crossing new leaf
 
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